Insect-trap.



. No. 868,180. PATENTED OCT. 15, 1907.

M. G. HARLAN.

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MARTIN (f. HARLAN, OF SOUTH PASADENA, CALFOENIA.

INSECT-TBAP.

Speefieaton of Letters Patenta.

Patenta& Oct. 15, 1907.

Application filed February 13, 1907. Serial No. 357,l30

4 To all 'whom zt may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN O. HARLAN, a citizen ol the United States, residing at South Pasadena, in the County ol Los Angeles and State ol' California, have invented a certain new and usel'ul Insect-Trap, ol which the following is a specilication.

The object ol' my invention is to provide an insecttrap oi simple. dur-able and inexpensive Construction designed to be readily, quickly and easily applied to screen doors or windows or to berry-boxes or the like, and so arranged that the insects that ordinarily gather at these places may be trapped and then killed.

My inve'ntion consists in the Construction` ari-angement and combination ol the various parts ol' the trap, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinai'ter more l'ully set l'orth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the acconpanying drawings: in which- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a device emhodying my invention and applied to a screen door. Fig, 2 shows an enlarged detail, section-al View illustrating one of the tolding arms for supporting the side curtains. Fig. 3 shows a central, vertical, sectional view through a part of the screen door and my improved trap applied therein in a folded position. Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of a box having' a modified form of my improved fly-trap applied thereto in its open posi- Lion. Fig. 5 shows a longitudinal, central, sectional view ol' the modified form shown in Fig. 4 with the trap in its folded position` and Fig. 6 shows an enlarged, perspective View of the detachable chamber in said receptacle.

Relerring to the accompanying drawings, I have.used the reference numer-al 10 to indicate a screen door or window ol' the ordinary kind. My improved trap may be applied either to the exterior or interier ol the door or window screen rame as may be desired, lt is preferably applied to the exterior and two screw-hooks 11 are placed in the upper portion of the door or window rame to support the trap. The trap proper comprises a rectangular rame 12 having screw-eyes 13 at its top to eng-age the hooks 11. A screen 14 is placed over one side ol' the irame 12 and on the opposite side of said [rame near its top is a screen 15 extending from one side ol' the h'ame to the other, and ironi the top of the t'i-ame downwardly a short distance. as clearly shown in Fig. 3. .Between the screens 15 and 14 is a pivoted partition 16 extending from one of the sides ol the lrame 12 to the other and fixed to a rod 17 which extends through the I sides ol the lrame 12 and is provided with a handle 18 so that the partition may be placed either in position close to the screen 14 or withits upper end slightly spaced apart l'rom the partition 15 just far enough to permit insects to enter between the screen 15 and the end of the partition 16` said partition is shown in this position in Fig. 3.

I provide for supporting the frame 12 in a position projecting outwardly and downwardly rom the window or door hame, as lollows: Pivoted to the side pieces of the window or door frame are two jointed arns 19, the outer ends of which are pivoted to the sides of the iframe 12. These arms may, if desired, be folded to the position shown in Fig. 2, thus allowing the hame 12 to stand parallel with the window 01' door rame, as shown in Fg. 3. To provide lor preventing the escape of insects at the sides ot' the lrame 12, I have provided two flexible side curtains with their edges fixed to the frame 12 and their lower edges fixed to the jointed arms 19, as shown in Fig. 1.

In practical use with this form of the invention and assuming the hame to be supported in the position shown in Fig. 1, then insects will gather upon the screen covering the hame 10 and will crawl up toward the top of the screen. When they have gathered there in large quantities, the operator folds the jointed arms 19, thus allowing the screen hame 12 to lie parallel with the window or door screen. Then the insects will crawl up past the pivoted partition 16 into the chanber above the partition and they cannot escape from this chamber.

The insects in the chamber above the partition may be 'killed when confined in said chamber and may be removed by swinging the partition 16 toward the screen 14, thus allowing them to drop down from said chamber. By means of this arrangement, the insects that are gathered upon the exterior oi' a screen door are prevented from entering the door opening' when the screen door is opened by persons passing in and out.

'In the modified form shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, I have dispensed with the jointed arms 19 and the curtains 20 and have provided an additional insect containing chamber to be placed in communication with the compartment above the partition 16. This chamber comprises two side pieces 21 with projecting ends 22 designed to enter an opening formed in the adjacent end of the frame 12. The sides 21 are covered with netting 23 to form a chamber. The insects that gather in the chamber above the partition 16 will enter the detachable chamber and may be removed with the detachable chamber and killed by putting them in water, or in any other desirable way.

In adapting my improvement for the protection of berry-boxes or other exposed articles, I provide a rectangular fraine 24, the sides thereof being beveled at their inner edges. This frame is connected by hinges 25 with one side of the hame 12 and a screen or cloth 26 is stretched over the frame 24, said cloth 26 and the screen 14 being of a size to cover the berry-box or article to be covered. A suitable bait is placed upon the netting or cloth 26 to attract the insects and when they have gathered in considerable quantity, the operator folds the frame 24 over the frame 12, as shown in Fig. 5, thus trapping the insects between the parts 26 and 14.

When they are thus trapped, they Will crawl past the partiton 16 and into the chamber beyond said pzn'tition and from there, they Will enter the detachable chamber Where they may easily be killed. As s'oon as the insects have left the treme 24, it may be again opened to the position shown in Fig. 4 and the box will be thereby protected.

I claim as ny invention:-

l. In ;n insect trap, the combination of a frane, a screen coverng one side of the frane, a screen on the opposite side of the frame extended across the top thereof and forning a chanher between the screens and a pivoted parttion in said chanber in one position capzble of lying fiat against one of the screens :ndin another position having one edge close to the other screen and a handle projected beyond the frzune for controiling the pivoted piu'tition.

2. In zin insect trap, the eonhination of 21. frame, a screen for coverng one side ot the frzime, a screen cover ing a part of the opposite side of the frmne and forming with the first screen, 21 chnmber between the screens said frune having :n opening leading fron the said chanher, :i screen cover-ed rame detachahly connected' with the main i'rnme and eonmuncating with the conpartnent in a. In an inseet trap, the comhination of a frame, a

'screen covering the frame, a covered frame hinged to the side of the main frame and capabie of standing in line with the main frame and also capabie of swinging' over on top ot' the main frme and an insect eontaining conpzu'tment eonmunieating with the space between the frames when they are arranged one above the other.

i. An insect trap, comprising a rectnngular frame, :1 screen covering o ne side of the frame, a screen across the opposite side of the frame near one end thereof, said end of the treme toi-med with an opening, a detachable screen covered fraino eonnec-ted with said end of the main frame and connuni'cuting therewith through said open ing, u pivoted partition in the compartment between the sereens on the main frane and an uuxiliary t'i-ame hinged to the side of the main t'i-ame and having inner its edges heveled and n cover for said frame, suhstantialiy as set forth.

Des 'Mines, Iown, January 21, 1907.

MARTIN C. HARLAN;

witnesses COIL\ HOAGLAKD, A. A. LAWYER. 

